China vs Madagascar: Share of global plastic waste imports
China
0.0%
in 2020
Madagascar
0.0%
in 2023
China rank
94th
Madagascar rank
91st
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- China
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in China, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.3 times China's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 94th and Madagascar ranks 91st of 183 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.0% | 0.0% | 23.0% | China |
| 2000s | 44.5% | 0.0% | 44.5% | China |
| 2010s | 41.3% | 0.0% | 41.3% | China |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, China or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 0.0% against 0.0% in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between China and Madagascar?
- 0.0%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Madagascar?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
- How do China and Madagascar rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- China ranks 94th and Madagascar ranks 91st of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global plastic waste imports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The percentage of global plastic waste imports that a country accounts for.